The Clawless Luna 24.1

Cora clutched her phone as she tried to calm herself. Occasionally, she paced back and forth, her eyes looking up, though she couldn't see the floor where Usher's room was.

"Oh, Garth. Where are you? What took you so long?"

Footsteps caught Cora's attention as soon as she asked the question. She turned to see Garth entering.

"Cora."

Cora's eyes widened as she approached Garth. "Oh, Garth. You're here at last."

"Sorry. The roads were a bit congested," Garth said. Then he asked, "So, what happened?"

"Mireya has a foreign guest."

Garth furrowed his brow. "A foreign guest?"

"Yes, a man, and I've never seen him before." Cora narrowed her eyes, her expression changed. "The man went upstairs and Greisy escorted him to the Alpha's room."

"What?" Garth was sure he had misheard, or at least Cora had misspoken. "You said the man was escorted to the Alpha's room?"

Cora nodded. "As I suspected. Mireya received the guest in the Alpha's r